The Role of Cognitive-Humanistic Group Therapy in the Communication Skills and Problem-Solving of Married Women

پژوهش های روان شناسی بالینی و مشاوره

Article 3, Volume 7, Issue 1 - Serial Number 13, January 0, Pages 38-51   

Document Type: پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/ijap.v7i1.46954

Authors

damanjani masume^* ; ali kimiaee; hosein hasan abadi

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Abstract

Purpose: The present study aims at investigating the role of cognitive-humanistic group therapy in improving the communication skills and problem-solving across married women.
Method: The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test design. The study population were all married women who had referred to a counselling center in Mashhad, 22 persons of whom were selected and were randomly assigned into the experimental and control groups (n = 11 in each group). Participants responded to the family problem-solving questionnaire along with the Iranian psychological functioning families subscale. The data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).
Findings: The results of univariate analysis of covariance showed that cognitive-humanistic group therapy had a significant effect on the communication skills of the experimental group (P

Keywords

cognitive-humanistic group therapy; Communication Skills; Problem- Solving; married women

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